Canoe Bailer
ClassificationsTools and Equipment-bailers
Culture
Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and paint
Dimensions4 × 15 1/2 × 5 in. (10.2 × 39.4 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.19
DescriptionCanoe bailers are used to remove water that canoes take at sea. As with all other elements of kula canoes, bailers are carved with complex, meaningful designs.On View
Not on viewCollections
early to mid 20th Century
20th Century
